Translation:Qolasta/Oxford Collection/Part 1/Prayer 20

by Mark Lidzbarski

XX.

In the name of the great life

be glorified the holy light.

In the beginning I went out in a cloud,

from you, shining home.

In the beginning I went out in a cloud,

from the building that the great (life) built.

From the building, which the great one had built,

I came, my planter had planted me.

I came, I was planted by my planter,

according to the advice, which he cultivated with the great (life).

According to the advice, which he cultivated with the great one,

he sent me to build a house.

I was to build a structure

for the good, the true, faithful men.

I built, I built it

and erected it on top of the cloud.

I planted in it

plants of life, true, believing men.

I command my builder:

Direct your eyes to my plants.

Turn your eyes on my plants,

so that they do not lie there sleeping,

and the good forget what they were ordered to do.

Lest they sleep,

lest they lie down,

lest the good forget what they have been commanded.

Lest they forget me,

and refuse come upon them.

Take heed, my brethren,

take heed, my friends,

take heed, my brethren,

of the vain Jesus Christ,

of him who perverts the figures

and changes the words of my mouth.

If you take care, my brothers,

if you take care, my friends,

if you take care, my brothers,

if you take care when you leave your body,

I will be a helper for you,

a helper and a support for you

from the place of darkness

to the place of light.

You were victorious, Mandā d-Haijē,

and helped all the friends of your name to victory.

Transcription

b-šumaihun ḏ-hiia rbia

mraurab nhura šania

mn riš banana nipqit

manak daura taqna

mn riš banana nipqit

mn bana ḏ-banan rbia

mn bana ḏ-rbia banan

atit uniṣban naṣbai

atit unaṣbai niṣban

b-milka ḏ-mn rbia mlak

b-milka ḏ-mlak mn rbia

u-šadrun ḏ-ˁbun binta

binta ˁbun l-ṭabia

l-gubria kšiṭia u-mhaimnia

banta u-baninta

u-tirṣit briš banana

štaliba šitlia hiia

gubria kšiṭia u-mhaimnia

ana l-banai mpaqdinalẖ

ḏ-ainak l-šitlai truṣ

ainak truṣ l-šitlai

ˁdilma naimia u-šakbia

u-minišiin ṭabia ḏ-mpaqdia

alma ninimun u-alma nišikbun u-alma ninišiun ṭabia ḏ-mpaqdia

alma ninišiun l-dilia

u-niˁiul ˁlauaihun siṭia

ˁzdahrulia ahai

ˁzdahrulia rahmai

ˁzdahrulia ahai

mn ˁšu mšiha baṭla

u-mn apik dmauata

u-mšania mamlalia ḏ-pum

ˁu tizdahrulia ahai

ˁu tizdahrulia rahmai

ˁu tizdahrulia ahai

kḏ tipqun mn pagraikun

ana huilkun b-ahid ˁda

ahid ˁda u-simaka

mn atra ḏ-hšuk

l-atar nhur

zkit manda ḏ-hiia

u-zakit kulhun rahmia šumak

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